Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-21
HIS SPECIAL GIFT.
"Have you sem the freshman"


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M ,ra,S in the campus shrans into
- H., ho ,.sma into il q"
IT, s,,,dar,s who were going up to chapel
:, -. ,oro calling 70 each OF ier, Joking
:" eI aI pr, ,bare was but one subject
=, ta,c f,- ,heir iokes Have you seen
~. bab,|,, Tom Thumb ''Bulgy''--
-, LaI = dozsn nicknames for this unfor.
.nes no,. s,.'h,non Who had arrived the pre-
- ri,bt and had been seen at the hotel
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'' mo, ,t cbon.l however 50 that
Oh, mn ioritv of MS were disappointed.
thT iIhJ1 rand 40 Professor Typdsr's
-, r., ,,,,rrip, and found there a very
-, 80 i;,tI., woman who had brought her
m nv, ~, 60 ,orr..,o
Sba WAS sreakinr as | entered
", ,ndeTS.,nd professor. he is my
~ I'LL I am q widow. He is all |
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81 a, understand msdam SGid the good
ii ,,,,sos.,,. gently and all that can do
a. 10 "a
rest assured But in the end, it depends ON
,he % lad bim,erf''
ON Tnpv's willino,! He dos his hest
p,,. w.. very moor II h,s becn hard
,,,,,.,, f,,. v,.,rs 10 rais., th. money for him
e, coma here and nov. | want hun to learn
everything right away: Greek and Latin
and p,s,hematicS and arithmetic and his
,ory and
he's I,,. a talent for languages, or bellies let
tr.s, or what has he an inclination for
oh. nothing at all. sir, unless IL Is his
meals Hes very fond Of dinner, especially
wnen there's pot Pie. But a. for books, he
d,.sn,t hanker for any Of them That's the
reason brought him here
al should like TO see the hoy, SAID ths
worried professor.
Hes inst outside. But you'll bo gentle
with him she said. anxiOusly, pnuSinG at
the door. the knob in her hand He's a
mere.Aoy. a perfect child. Come IN, lony'
dear
/ Til. professor looked away TO hide a smile
! as the tinv little woman came HP, leading
| an immensely overgrown youth rs she
I would baby.
/ ..Thi, is Tony. sir. That is his pet name,
name"
/ Take seat, Mr.. Brashier, said the
prof,,SSor, placing chair for the lad. "A
few questions. perhaps. will give me an idea
of the best course for You TO choose. Many
of our studies are elective. How far have
YOU gone in LATIN
Tony's red face was periectiy round, ana
no older in its lines than that Of a boy Of 6.
l his -
/ A. he said. in a husky whisper: Il never
could get beyond the grammar, SIR
And in Greeks''
Tony shook his head. The examination
on every subject brought tn" same results
The professor frowned. You are fit only
for the preparatory school, fear. As q
mathematics"
Tnny's face iightened. II don't think
am quite such a Ounce in mathematics as II
other things | like the study. / have
gone through the geometry ana aSeor'
twice.
We'll, well, siid the professor WI
shall So. You VIII undergo rfSutr OK
animation II you must enter the prepara
tory school, II Will make your course Yea
longer.
oh, dear Tony, do try almost soooe,
his mother. "l ou know all thst depend
on your getting through soon WANT hii'
TO be minister, SIR. Ills father WIS
minister. He d earn our hvnS that way an
serve God too l want nm 10 hVe ior IN
| glory of tod and the good of the world.
The professor attended her ftsiecuu''
as she went ont. l"nv hnGered' ca'chlh
sight Of me.
Are you one Of the students he asked
) YES. had an odd bewliderlneht as
= whether II was chlid or grave cage
. man who was talking 10 me.
Il suppose II pretty nara work mere
Pretty hard, even FOR brlsht Fellow
f | replied
We'll. can't do 1t. III not bright 4
a regular Ounce. We MADE up my mihd
that. Except. his queer dark eyes orlghten
ing. I'm one or two httle thinSs' Out the
wouldh couih-h"ie'
There was little doubt that Tony's est
mate Of himself was correct IN spite
his SnowIedge OF matheiha'hN' ne was
deficient IN his other studies ihat ne was Pu
I into the preparatory school, WIN lads
II. There he remained Tor Nv" long YEAR
d His mothers resolve that he should De
minister was inexorabie' ana IL never, on
, CURED to the geRt!e, good natnred lad !
oppose 1t. hence the energies 3" ms .eaci
ers were spent IN trying 10 drive creek an
Latin into his duli braln' "hich utterly II
fused to harbor them. lie was iona OF goo
: eating, Of hsnng, Jokes, inh OF all KIND
His unwieldly body prevented his takul
d part in athletic sports. but his sppau'
was hearty No student, even among u
/ dignited seniors. would play against an
other college IN oaschail or cricket uhie
: Tony could 80 10 back HIM HIS enthusla
tic shouts and yells We're contagious.
l. Of course, he was butt Tor the VINO
college. lie was BABE INFANT
"Humpty Dumpty still, but every maj
from the professors to the newest freshman
liked Tony. he was 80 good humored,
' sincere, and, above all, IN such deadly ca
nest with his work. lie began with fre'
/ zeal every morning to score fresh taliul
before night.
II By dint Of pushing, he was taken lnfo u
;. freshman class.
J. Il doubt if he ever goes farther, "a